>> extensive fire when they arrived on scene, they kept it into that same residence, didn't extend to any other homes and had a quick knockdown. very fortunate they were able to get that amount of folks out that have residence and everyone is safe. no injuries for our folks. >> reporter: as the chief says, very fortunate that all nine of them made it out safely. i want to mention that the kids ages are between 2 and 13 years old. how did they do it? the luck here is, it lies with the father's job, believe it or not. he gets up very early in the morning. he was actually brushing his teeth when he heard his car alarm going off. the chief tells me he looked out through the garage and saw the flames. he called 911 on his own and got the family out safely. so, there is a great ending to the story. i was also just informed by the chief that the family, they are renters, so tenants of this homemade it out okay.

the owner of the home has just been notified. the owner may be on scene right now. i'm going to do tomorrow investigative work out here to see if i can get a comment from the owner of this home. the family, they are okay. they are with with -- now staying with other family members outside this neighborhood. the cause is under investigation. that's the latest from here. marla tellez, "today in the bay". >> 6:03. we still do not know who carried out the boston marathon bombings, but are learning more about how the devices were set off and why the bombs may be more sophisticated than once first thought. this is a photo released by the fbi, showing what remains of one of the pressure cookers packed with gun powder, nails and ball bearings, delivered to the scene in black nylon bags. we now know new clues about what triggered the explosions to go off. terry mcsweeney joins us live in boston with what we just learned about the new evidence. good morning, terry.

>> reporter: good morning to you on this chilly april morning here in boston. i am on boylston street, the street where bombs went off the day before yesterday. and the investigation continues. the crime scene still consists of many blocks around where the bombs went off. something else has gone up here next to the barricades, flower, flags and candles, a tribute to those who died. meantime three blocks from where i'm standing, the investigation continues. we now know verts have found a battery pack and circuit board at the scene that they believe was part of a triggering device used in the explosion. they say the device is sophisticated and the bombers knew what they were doing. you mentioned the photo of twisted metal that resembles a pressure cooker. at least one of the bombs used a pressure cooker hidden inside a bag or sack, possibly a nylon sack. the other bomb also used some type of metal container but it's not clear if it was the same as the first. investigators also say each bomb contained tiny nails.

i hate hes at a time to call them nails because they're so small, smaller than what you would use to hang a light picture frame at your house. bbs and shards of metal on that bomb. the investigation continues, authorities are asking people to come forward, as they have from day one, with any videos, pictures that they might have taken during the marathon, after the marathon, even before the marathon, even days before the marathon, especially in the areas close to the finish line. the fbi also asking people to report anything they may have heard or seen suspicious or, obviously, if someone was talking about doing damage at the mayrathon. but even if you saw someone carrying a dark, heavy bag at the race. they estimate that each one of these bombs weighed about 20 pounds. meantime, this morning we're getting word about the more than 17 0 victims injured in the bombing. they continue to recover. a few minutes ago, we got an update from boston medical center. one of several hospitals, which took in patients. boston medical took in 19

patients. of those, five patients have had amputations. doctors say they've removed metal fragments from several patients as well as pieces of plastic, wood and concrete. coming back out here to that memorial i referenced earlier, this thing just started coming up last evening. we were out here. the wind was howling, blowing over the barricades. a couple of quick stories about the people who were out here. one man wearing the blue parka that only boston marathon participants received. he dropped off a note, walked 15 feet away, wrapped his arms around the woman he came with and started sobbing and conti e continued sobbing for minutes. another person who live here in boston says you may not know this, because you're not from here, but there is an eerie quiet, not just in this area, but all across boston as a result of this this city has taken a punch to the gut and have not gotten back to close to anything but normal yet. he says it may take days and maybe even longer until this city is fully back.

granted, a different city, but getting back to a sense of normalcy. terry mcsweeney, nbc bay area news. >> the recovery may take long, but they are strong. thank you, terry. new details about a person killed in the marathon bombing, liu ling xi, her father confirming her death this morning. two other victims have been identified as 8-year-old martin richard of boston and 29-year-old krystal campbell of medford, massachusetts. a young blast victim from the bay area today is undergoing surgery. 11-year-old aaron hern from martinez is still in intensive care in a boston hospital. he was just six feet away from the blast, waiting for his mother to cross the finish line when the explosions went off. take a live look at martinez

junior high. that's where his classmates have actually started a collection to help the family pay for medical expenses. about an hour ago, aaron hern's father spoke to nbc news about his son's ordeal. christie smith will bring you that story in about ten minutes. >> a follow-up on a story we have been covering since yesterday morning. at&t now says all cell phone service and internet service has been row stored in the morgan hill and gilroy areas. crews have been working throughout the night to try to repair a fiber optic cable after somebody cut that line early yesterday morning. investigators say the vandal then fired a rifle at a pg&e substation, that caused a big-time oil leak in one of the transformers. this morning, sheriff's deputies are still standing guard outside that substation. bob redell, "today in the bay," live at the scene right now. he spoke to one of those guards. we'll tell you why security is still there and what he told us, coming up at 6:30. 6:09 right now. get a look at that forecast this

morning with christina loren. it is going to be nice, huh? >> it is going to be really nice. good morning, laura and jon. good morning to you at home. 6:32, sunrise this morning. the camera certainly holding a lot more steady than 24 hours ago. winds are dropping off nicely. beautiful day shape iing up as result. san browno, same deal here. no fog to report. choppy on the bay. a better day for boating as we head through your thursday and friday and those winds really relax. they already have done so overnight and will continue to do so through the second half of the day. calm conditions tonight. 54 to start in livermore. more mild this morning. milder by about 16 degrees in livermore. 9 degrees more mild in oakland this morning. look at these numbers, 74 degrees. bay side, 70. 68 at the coast. seven-day forecast ready to go in my next report. stay tuned for that. if you can't, mike is here to help you get out of the door this morning. >> fast track lanes just filling

in. metering lights turned on moments ago. that's how quickly that backup formed. this will get much more crowded over the next 20 minutes. east shore freeway is not the reason. smooth flow of traffic at the limit through buerkeley. 880, ac transit stuck in lanes about 25 minutes. sigalert has cleared and traffic quickly recovered, everybody flooding out of oakland up toward that toll plaza. speeds at the limit heading through downtown oakland for 880. folks who didn't hear about that or were still worried about the backup went down to san mateo brinl. you might see an increase in the volume there. expect that to get some con swre congestion as well. crash over here, video of what's going on. this is a big rig that went off the roadway about 4:18 this morning. it's dark there. the box truck overturned, spilled all sorts of debris.

minor injuries to the driver. and it is off the roadway. it's a visual distraction. chp still on scene and they may have to have a big rig tow truck arrive at some point, probably after the morning commute since it's not an emergency. i'll track that. meanwhile the rest of the south bay is moving smoothly with your northbound routes throughout the area. we'll send it back to you. >> thank you very much. time is 6:11. first an apology now action from american airlines. we'll tell you if your flight is getting off the ground today after a big-time nationwide glitch. >> have you heard the funny story about two economists and a spreadsheet? i'll tell it to you. >> can there be a funny story about that? british invasion. we'll tell you about the big announcement bringing rock royalty to center stage in one of the summer's biggest concerts. ♪ alright, let's go.

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one of the youngest victims of the boston marathon's attack will be undergoing surgery today. he is from right here in the bay area. 11-year-old aaron hern from martinez was standing right by that finish line, waiting for his mom, who was running. that's when he was caught by that explosion, which wounded his leg. "today in the bay's" christie smith is live at martinez junior high school, with an update, including an interview with aaron's father that happened earlier this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. another big day for aaron hern on his road to recovery. we understand he will undergo a second surgery after he was hit by shrapnel watching the boston marathon. students and friends here in marpt ez are pulling for him. we're also hearing from his dad, who is updating us on his condition, appearing on the "today" show with his doctor and also a football coach at alhambra high school. 11-year-old aaron remains in intensive care after he was hurt in the blast, waiting for his

mom to cross the finish line. he attends the junior high school here and was very close when these blasts went off. his grnd mother says he was at least six feet away, close enough for his hair to be singed. students started a collection to help pay for the expenses. alan hern describes that day. he was with his doctor. >> everybody was toward the finish line. a few seconds later, the second bomb went off right -- maybe 15 feet from where i was. and aaron and our friend's son were much closer than that and toob the brunt of the explosion. >> reporter: friends describe aaron as friendly and fun. they want him to know they are thinking of him every minute. his dad says he is resting. he opened his eyes, even tried to talk at one point. of course, he is there with his family. meantime back here live, i want to show you that the flag is

going up here at martinez junior high school. yesterday that was at half-staff in honor of aaron. we understand it will be that way again today. that's the latest from here, reporting live in martinez, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> christie smith, thank you very much for the update. 6:16. more than 2,000 people, including dignitaries from all over the world gathered in left knee -- london this morning to remember the iron lady, former prime minister margaret thatcher. lady thatcher's coffin draped in a union flag traveled through the streets of the capital before arriving at st. paul's cathedral. britain's first and only female prime minister was given a ceremonial service with full military honors. security was stepped up in the area in the wake of bombings at the boston marathon. she died last week from a

stroke. she was 87 years old. 6:17 right now. grocery train, fresh and easy finds out business here in california is not so easy. >> british-owned chained which talked about shutting down before but now it's absolutely closing its doors. scott mcgrew says all over america. >> that's right. it does fine in great britain, the biggest grocery chain there. it told the bbc it would close all american stores. fresh & easy's business model were smaller stores where you would buy perhaps just enough for a meal as opposed to the american system of boyi ibuying the whole week. tepid reports from intell and yahoo! today. intel says profit fell as people turn away from computers. yahoo! said advertising declined. let me tell you a story about two economists and a spreadsheet. europe has been pushing for austerity and that's not really worked out so well? people sort of hate it.

it's for their own good, right? high debt levels, economists said, were dangerous and impeded growth. the two economists who largely invented this theory, kenneth rogoff, carmen rinehhart, they have been wrong. somebody found errors in the math, in the actual formulas in the excel spreadsheets and found their primary argument for austerity dissolves if you do the math correctly. major embarrassment, not just for economists but all kinds of people who had used the study to defend their own beliefs. really the theory behind the entire sequester. it's too glib to say they were 100% wrong but it's a little like finding an error in einstein's theory of gravity. it turn

. still use a calculater. >> we deserve it. we've had to deal with the blustery conditions. especially if you're waking up with us around the inner bay or immediate coast. winds have been so strong the past couple of days. winds dropping off. you don't get that fog. low clouds can't really develop when our atmosphere is violently moving around. low cloud cover don't think that's going to come down to the surface the next couple of hours. that's a good sign. wind is starting to drop off. we are experiencing in terms of wind speeds mostly out of the north. we are starting to see the winds shift out of the northeast. offshore flow will bring about the major warmup. we have some really warm days ahead. if you've been itching to get outside and hit the beach, you'll get at least three to five days of beautiful beach weather.

wait till i show you the seven-day outlook. 41 in gilroy right now. quite a bit milder this morning than 24 hours ago. still want to pull out that jacket. campbell at 42. good morning, santa theresa, 41 to start the day. stabilize our atmosphere. we're talking about temperatures coming up toward the 90-degree mark as we head throughout the end of the weekend into the beginning of next week. enjoy the 70s while they last. 74 in redwood city. getting into the next couple of days, that warmup is on! up to 80 by friday. look at the weekend. in the mid 80s by monday, peaking at 87 degrees. let's find out where the traffic issite now with mike. >> beach-going traffic right now not the case. 580 dublin interchange, pretty standard for westbound 58 0 and also 84 westbound as far as the directions on the street sign

go. south on the compass through isabel to the tri-valley. no surprises here. unusual traffic flow would be northbound 680, little slowing around vargas, reports of disabled big rig there as you're come i coming around the bend. irvington there will be slowing. be careful around the bend. stay to your left. big rig waiting for the appropriately sized tow truck. we see a little slowing there. slowdown around the maze. things moving smoothly around the area. a bit of a wind advisory by chp because of those gust conditions. slow down the east shore. no problems from the earlier sigalert from oakland. cleared and slowing downtown. that's pretty standard. look at san jose and the northbound commute over toward 280 and 17. build here pretty common for this interchange. no major slowing here.

101 starting to build off 680 and 87 downtown. 101 through palo alto. past 101, smooth droiv both directions for 101 and 280 at the peninsula, at the speed limit. coming over to the peninsula, approach off the san mateo bridge. increase in volume of traffic moving smoothly. chp issued a wind advisory. you see the camera shaking here. that's why. catch you side to side, going perpendicular to the bridge. toll plaza side in hayward this sign lit up sai says high winds on bridge. i can read it through steel. that's right. just like superman. backup for the bay bridge is there. back to you guys. >> our superhero. mick jaggar and the stones are rolling through town next month. >> and now sir paul mccartney

will be making his way here for the sixth annual outside lands music and arts festival. other bands include red who the chili peppers and nine inch nails. tickets go on sale at the festival's web soit at noon on thursday. >> outstanding lineup. 6:23 right now. coming up, putting rivalry aside in the wake of a national tragedy. let the good vibrations flow. how fenway park tradition finds its way to yankee stadium, honoring victims of the boston marathon bombing.

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the safety of their house as it goes up in flames. letter sent to a senate. we're lerping more about the person who may have put it in the mail. new york stock exchange, how the numbers start bouncing. last week, a good week. this week, trying to catch up. as we ring in the day on this wednesday, april 17, this is "today in the bay." good wednesday morning to you. thank you so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon spl and i'm swron kelly. hi again, everybody. breaking news out of san mateo. nine people, including seven children right now save this morning after their home goes up in flames overnight. crews there working very hard. they were called after 3:30 at a home on bermuda drive. this is not too far from the highway 101/92 interchange.

officials say this somehow started in the family's suv and quickly spread over to the house. we have a live picture for you right now at the aftermath. that is that suv, completely burned out. "today in the bay's" marla tellez was the very first reporter on scene and is now trying to talk to the homeowners. we'll have a live report coming up to update you on the situation. update on the story we first brought you as breaking news yesterday. all cell phone and internet service back on line in the morgan hill and gilroy area after someone vandalized a pg&e substation yesterday. live at that substation in san jose where a sheriff's deputy is standing on guard this morning, bob redell. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning, laura. this is technically still a crime scene at the substation off metcalfe in south san jose. we spoke to pg&e, still trying

to fix the equipment that was intentionally sabotaged yesterday. there have been no power outages. what happened here is definitely putting a stress on the south bay's power supply. at least was yesterday. with regards to cell service, sheriff's office has told us that at&t has been able to restore mobile and internet service in morgan hill and gilroy. that means you won't see any more of this, a message saying mobile network not available. someone took out the cell internet and 911 service by cutting fiber optic cables along monterey highway and coyote ranch not far from where we're at. these are lines operated by at&t but shared by other providers. 911 service was restored in the afternoon and everything else overnight. someone broke through the security fence, fired a rifle to damage five transformer, prompting a flex alert through the iso, urging pg&e customers to conserve their usage. >> they knew where to go for the fiber optic.

they knew where to cut. they also were able to take out some very, very critical parts of the pg&e substation. >> reporter: so, again, for customers here in the south bay, if your internet, cell customer, 911, all that has been restored in morgan hill and gilroy. there were never actually any power outages through bg & e, more of a stress on the power supply. workers are working on that at the substation behind me. authorizes would love to hear from you if you have any information on who committed these acts of vandalism and if you can give them any information that leads to an arrest, you could net a quarter million dollars in reward. bob redell, "today in the bay." still no answers about who set off a pair of bombs at the boston marathon. we are get iting a better sensef how those attacks were carried

out. new photos released by the fbi and department of homeland security showing a pressure cooker. inside that ball bearings and nails. that was the shrapnel. being sent to forensic as evidence. all three victims are now being publicly identified. their names, liu ling xi, college grad student at boston university, martin richard, 8-year-old from boston, and 29-year-old krystal campbell from medford, massachusetts. we can tell you an 11-year-old boy from martinez was injured in that blast and is undergoing surgery in boston today. of course, we will update you on his condition and bring you any new details about that ongoing investigation come iing up in a live report from boston at 6:35. still no word on who sent a

letter laced with poison to senator roger wicker. senator claire mccaskill says the person believed to be responsible sends a lot of letters to a lot of senators. so far there's no immediate connection between the letter and the bombings in boston. bipartisan effort to expand backgrou background checks on gun sales. backing of 10 republicans to get the 60 total votes needed to end a gop filibuster, boosting background checks online and at gun shows and also would tighten laws against gun trafficking. meantime california democrats taking their first step toward moving a package of gun-controlled bills through the state senate.

a ban on sale of any semi automatic rifle that uses detachable ammunition magazines. activists on both sides of the issue say the plan goes beyond bans in other states. speaking of bans, california's ban on gay conversion therapy for minors is now up for debate in federal court this morning. the ninth sector court of appeals, hearing arguments on whether the law is constitutional. now the law prohibits parents from sending their homosexual children to what's being called reparative therapy. supporters of the ban say it's ineffective and psychologically damaging for children but opponents argue the state is interfering with private family relationships. the judge's ruling is not expected for several weeks. 6:36. we are watch iing the weather a we give you a live look outside. san francisco, look at that sunrise across the bay area, making way for a gorgeous day as well. let's check the forecast now

with meteorologist christina loren. good morning to you, jon and laura. good morning to you at home. four minutes ago, subpoenarise, that happened at 6:32. it is now 6:36. longer days and warmer afternoon shaping up. this camera not shake iing as much,ing more steady. we'll continue to see that trend as we head throughout the day, whippeds timely relaxing. you'll get a break at the coast but later today. not just yet. still coming in at 5 to 10 miles an hour. gusts are really starting to drop off. that's really good news especially if you drive a high-profile vehicle. it's been rough the past couple of days. temperatures are milder, 10 to 15 degrees this morning. you will need that coat. temperatures will ramp up to the mid to upper 60s. at lunchtime, round out the day in the 70s. not too hot, not too cold. full forecast reveals a major

warmup headed our way. seven-day ready to go in my next report. stick around if you can. if you have to get out that front door, mike is here to help you out. >> south bay getting hit by something we've been watching. build between 680 and 880, slowdown in the northbound commute direction. south bay in general looking good. 87 bogging down. here is the issue. couple of crashes north 101 all out of the lanes. north 101, earlier becomes truck off the roadway 4:18 this morning, now a tow truck has arrived on the scene. this distraction, now all this slowing as well. i'll show that you footage in the next report, guys. now back to you. >> thank you so much, mike. still ahead, shooting death of a south bay paramedic. why the ages of those suspects tra attracting so much attention.

the man accused of a deadly shooting and crash on the vegas skrip now getting ready to appear in court this morning, a ammar harris, accused of shooting and killing kenny cherry, whose car spun into a taxi, burst into flames, ultimately killing the two people inside. 6:41. five teenagers are in jail accused of shooting and kill in a south bay paramedic.

oakland police say the teens raenlg from 14 to 16 years old. one of them is accused of shooting 34-year-old quinn bowyer in the head during a carjacking attempt in the oakland hills on april 2nd. it's not known if the teens will be charged as juveniles or adults. 6:41 right now. coming up, the question is did caltrans get a chance to test faulty bolts before they were snapped off the bridge? that warning, were they missed? how an unexpected alert helped save their lives. has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! ♪ wow. [ buzz ] delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? bee happy. bee healthy. with clusters of flakes and o's. oh, ho ho... it's the honey sweetness.

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at 6:44 this morning, we're learning more about the bombs used in the boston marathon

attack monday afternoon. investigators say the bombs may be more sophisticated than once first thought. this is released by the fbi, showing what remains of one of the pressure cookers packed with explosives, nails and ball bearings that may have been brought to the scene in black nylon bags. we now know more about what triggered the explosions to go off. "today in the bay's" terry mcsweeney join us live in boston with what we just learned about this new evidence. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning to you. i'm here on boylston street where the bombs went off monday right on the other side of these people taking pictures is a memorial up against the barricades and beyond the barricades is where the investigation continues. still a huge crime scene here in boston. and down that street is where investigators found a battery pack and circuit board, which they believe with his part of the triggering device used in that explosion. they say the bombers knew what they were doing in order to put that thing together.

we mentioned the photo of twisted metal that resembles a pressure cooker. one bomb used a pressure cooker hidden inside aing about or sack, possibly a nylon sack. the other bomb also was in some kind of a metal container. investigators say each bomb contained bbs and tiny nails. as the investigation continues authorities are asking people to come forward with anything they might have in the way of pictures, videos, photos taken during the marathon, after, and even before the marathon. especially in the area of the finish line. the fbi is asking people to step forward if they saw or heard anything suspicious, such as someone talking about an interest in explosives or someone carrying a dark, heavy bag at the race. they believe it was possibly a nylon bag. each one probably weighed 20 pounds. that will be some significant weight there. new information on the more than

170 victims injured in the bombing. short time ago we got an update from boston medical center, one of several hospitals taking in patients after the explosions. boston medical took in 19 patients. of those 19, five had amputations, two still in critical. doctors say they've removed metal fragments as well as pieces of plastic, wood and concrete from the patients. back out here at the memorial at this barricade, i guess the goo not be here all that long. that's simply because each day the crime scene, which was 15 square blocks at one point, has been shrinking every day. we were a block further away. now we're a block closer to ground zero, i guess you could call it. as people come out here to take pictures and offer their condolences and their sympathy and prayers for the victims, this is going to be moving another block in that direction closer to where the bombs went

off. live in boston, terry mcsweeney, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, terry. a young bay area boy caught up in boston marathon attack is facing surgery today. 11-year-old aaron hern from martinez was standing right by the finish line, waiting for his mother to complete that race. that's when the bombs went off. "today in the bay's" christie smith is live at martinez junior high school where aaron attends. new firsthand details coming from aaron's father. christie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. that's right. aaron hern is expected to undergo a second surgery later this morning. his dad is updating us on his condition saying his son is resting comfortably, tried to open his eyes. at one point he tried to talk. doing well under the circumstances after the 11-year-old was hit with shrapnel, just trying to watch his mom cross the finish line at the boston marathon. so close, in fact, he was about six feet from one of the blasts.

so close that his hair was singed, according to his grandmother. he is in intensive care at a hospital in boston. aaron is a student here at martinez junior high. his dad a football coach at alhambra high. the family is very well known, well liked here. news of the injury has people upset. they're heartbroken and worried about his status. cla classmates even started a collection at the school to try to help the family cover expenses. ai airp's father, alan hern, spoke on the "today" show. he was with aaron's doctor. >> realized aaron wasn't with me. i went back to the scene and i found him there on the sidewalk with a few other people that were injured. i could see a wound in his leg. he was scared and, obviously, in pain. and then some people came to help us pretty quickly. i'm not sure who they were. someone brought a tourniquet with a belt to try to help. it wasn't really bleeding heavily, but it was -- didn't look very good, like a war wound. and, luckily, they got him on an ambulance pretty quickly.

>> reporter: aaron's doctor says he has dealt with quite a bit of trauma but seeing wounded children like this, he described that as a very tough moment. friends here in martinez say they want aaron to know he is missed, he is loved. they are thinking of him. one neighbor is planning a photo shoot fund-raiser for the family here in martinez over the weekend. reporting live in martinez, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> to watch the entire interview with airp's father, complete coverage, check it out "terror in boggston," stay tuned to the "today" show immediately following "today in the bay." of course, that starts at 7:00. head over to our home page, nbcbayarea.com and search boston. it is 6:50. we are watching the weather for you as well as we give you a live look outside. look at the glorious sunrise over the south bay in san jose. check the forecast now with meteorologist christina loren.

looks like a great spring day on tap. >> it will be really, really beautiful. gusty winds around the immediate coast the past couple of days. today you can get on out there and enjoy the comfortable temperatures and not have to hold on to your hat or your shopping bag. 6:50 now. taking a live look. you can see the aftermath of the wind. it's still breezy out there. choppy on the bay. still have some rough seas. not a great day for the boat. you'll have warmer weather and better conditions to accommodate that thursday or friday. breezy conditions, little bit of debris leftover on the roadways. travel cautiously out there. winds will decrease steadily throughout the day today. sustained winds will be a bit on the breezy side. really gusty conditions, gusts to 50, 60 miles per hour will start to relax. much better conditions for those of you who drive the high-profile vehicles. chilly start in gilroy. no 30s on the map as we did this

time yesterday. you are between 5 to 15 degrees milder than 24 hours ago. you probably notice that difference. still chilly nufr for a coat in campbell. high pressure takes control, boosting the storm track way to the north well into canada. for us we'll stay dry and continuously get warmer and warmer, all the way through this upcoming monday. a warming trend. today, cool end of that trend. 73 in livermore and fremont. 73 on the way to redwood city. san francisco, you'll hit about 66 degrees. 80s come into the mix saturday and sunday. upper 80s by monday. warmest locations across the bay area will easily touch on the low to mid 90s. make sure you're ready for that. 6:52. it's been a rough drive. let's check on that with mike. >> rougher in the south bay. volume starts to build. looking over here toward your northbound routes. focusing on northbound 101.

those are both on the shoulder. the one at hillyer off the shoulder. let me show you exactly. step out of the screen here. look at video we took this morning after 4:30. this is at 4:18 when the box truck went off northbound 101, down in the ditch, overturned, spilled a bunch of stuff. minor injuries only to the driver. that's the good news. bad news, tow truck has arrived and they will pull that from the ditch much that's what's causing the distraction during the middle of the morning build. slowing past monterey highway up to that scene. we'll track that for you. rest of the south bay 101, 287 and 85, pretty standard for those northbound routes aside from so 1 past hillyer. tri-valley, slowing for 580 westbound, 84 in isabela. 680 through livermore. standard tri-valley build through castro valley. north 238, nothing unusual. speeds coming down into the 50s

as folks sort out the traffic, san mateo bridge. chp advisory saying watch that high rise gusty conditions there, and likely at the dumbarton as well. be careful heading over to the peninsula. no delays over here. toll plaza itself has movement in these lanes. this is really gd if you're a seasoned bay bridge toll plaza driver here. all lanes backed up and sun coming up. not an issue as far as the flow on the east shore freeway. we'll look at that east shore freeway. nice drive through berkeley and emeryville. nice spacing between the cars. camera shaking. again, gusty conditions across that bay bridge as well heading into or out of san francisco. back to you. >> mike, thanks a lot. update on breaking news in the peninsula. overnight a house fire has left a family of nine in san mateo homeless. "today in the bay's" marla tellez was the first reporter on the scene and just spoke with the family that was able to get out just in time. nothing short of a scary scene out there. >> reporter: oh, jon, it is so

scary. again, they are so, so lucky to be alive. the damage right behind me is clear as day. progress has definitely been made since last we spoke. all the fire engines have left the scene. as we have been reporting all morning long, the fire started in this suv that is completely gutted in the driveway here. flames tore through the garage. we're looking at the worst damage, though the fire chief tell me the three-bedroom home inside is significantly damaged as the fire spread through the att attic. last 30 minutes or so, the couple, husband and wife who escaped the flames with their kid kids, they arrived on scene to survey the damage and count their blessings. they didn't want to actually speak on camera, but they did tell me they're not the owner of the hope. they have been renting this home for them and their seven children. we're hearing the kids are between 2 and 13 years old. the call came in at 3:40 this morning, thanks to the father, who was up early, as he always

is, to go to work. he was brushing his teeth when he heard his car alarm go off. he looked outside, saw the flames in his suv. he called 911. the fire chief tells me the family got out on their very own. >> a great ending for what could have been tragic. fortunately, he was up, going to work and heard his car alarm and was able to get his folks out before it quickly spread to the house. >> reporter: again, all nine -- family of nine, they are okay this morning. kids are staying with family members as well. at a time, eight engines were here from six different agencies. firefighters did a great job containing the flames. it was a little tricky, considering the very windy conditions out here. as i mentioned, the fire originated in the suv behind me here. precise cause is not known, of course. arson investigators are out here to see what caused the fire. the owner of the home has been notified. property manager has been here to survey the damage.

live near in san mateo, marla tellez. to follow up on a story we've been covering since yesterday morning. at&t now says all cell phone and internet service has been repaired. someone cut that line early yesterday morning. investigators say a vandal then fired a rifle at a pg&e substation, causing an oil leak in one of the transformers. this morning, sheriff's deputies are still standing guard outside the substation as whe give you live look at that scene. investigators still consider this area a crime scene and they're still looking for the person or people responsible. new details this morning to share about the investigation into those busted bolts on the bay brindge. caltrans apparently missed a prime tount to test those bolts before they were installed. caltrans engineers orred tests

in 2008. the agency was concerned about the supplier's quality control. those tests were never performed because the contractor in charge of the bridge questioned whether they were even required. last month more than 30 bolts cracked after being tightened on the new span of the bay bridge. >> investors bolting from two stocks. >> as scott mcgrew tells us, those have run into some trouble. >> intel selling fewer chips. yahoo! says it sold less advertising, pushing both compa compa companies' shares lower this morning. bampg of america adding to the pile on. dow industrials down 104 points, nasdaq down 30 pointers 1%. ebay's results after the bell today. we expect really solid results. that company's poker face is not very good. they'll have a good, solid

winning hand. tesco said a short time ago it's absolutely certain it will shut down fresh & easy in the united states. 17 fresh & easies in the bay area, five in the south bay, two in hayward, one in pleasanton as well. ironically, all that confetti we saw on the neasdaq was a grocer chain out in the east coast celebrating an ipo. maybe they'll have better luck. >> maybe they'll move west. thank you. a final check of the day's top stories. funeral services held for former british prime minister margaret thatcher, britain's very first and only female prime minister, given a ceremony with full military honors. thatcher died last monday, suffering a stroke. she was 87 years old. >> american airlines reporting more delays after a computer meltdown yesterday. that outage forced american and american eagle to cancel nearly 1,000 flights and delay many more. bay area boy injured in the boston marathon bombings

undergoing surgery this morning. 11-year-old aaron hern was six feet away from the bombs when they exploded. his father will be on the "today" show to talk about his son's condition. we'll have that for you in a few moments from right now. >> that is what's happening on "today in the bay." we're back at 7:25 with a live local news update. >> indeed, we are. go out and enjoy your day. have a great one. see you tomorrow. good morning. the bomb. our first look at one of the . >> good morning, a look at one of the devices used in the boston terror attack. and thousands come together to honor the victims. ♪ ♪ god bless america ♪

>> and new stories of heroism emerge today.3 c1 >> good morning, the investigation is heathing up. the fbi right now, pouring over evidence and videos of the boston marathon bombing for the first time, we are seeing parts of an explosive device, a twisted piece of metal believed to be a pressure cooker. >> investigation are examining these photos, sent to whdh. you can see a bag next to a mailbox, along the race route and the aftermath. it appears that one of the explosions took place where that bag was sitting. officials are trying to

determine if that bag contained the second bomb. as for the suspect and the motive of this the fbi said that part of the investigation remains wide open. >> a number of vigils for those who died. a huge gather in the hometown of martin richard. we want to begin with leftor holt, where the investigation stands this morning. good morning to you. >>. >> reporter: investigation discovered parts of the bomb itself, laced with pellets and nails to inflict maximum damage. recovering the bomb system one piece of a complex puzzle. investigation are combing every inch of the finish line, looking for clues, to the terrorist attack. including analyzing the bomb itself, we are getting the first